| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Danny Woodie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Augustus Zarnick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Ebert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 21-23 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Johnson and he's hacked by Danny Woodie - foul #3 on Danny Woodie, team foul #1 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Bacon (SG) Danny Woodie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the free throw | 21-26 |
| 19:09 | Providence | Billy Terry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 19:07 | Providence | Paul Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 18:54 | Providence | Billy Terry misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Baden - foul #1 on Anthony Baden, team foul #1 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Irvin Foster (PF) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr | |
| 18:54 | Providence | Billy Terry makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 18:54 | Providence | Billy Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Ebert - foul #3 on Paul Ebert, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Providence | Alan Williams (C) Paul Ebert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Gustavo Bruno | |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 18:37 | Providence | Paul Phillips grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 18:08 | Providence | Paul Phillips knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Raymond Stephens - foul #1 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG) Anthony Baden | |
| 18:08 | Providence | Paul Phillips makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is whistled for a carry | 26-27 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (PF) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster | |
| 17:26 | Providence | Raymond Stephens steps in front of the Billy Terry pass | 26-27 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Anthony Baden can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 26-27 |
| 17:01 | Providence | Augustus Zarnick pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 16:33 | Providence | Anthony Baden is called for the reach on Augustus Zarnick - foul #2 on Anthony Baden, team foul #3 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Rudolph Rikard (SF) Augustus Zarnick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 16:11 | Providence | Billy Terry misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Jones - foul #1 on Matthew Jones, team foul #4 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Roland Nieman (C) Gustavo Bruno, Matthew Jones | |
| 16:11 | Providence | Billy Terry misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 16:11 | Providence | Billy Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Paul Phillips steals it from Irvin Foster | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Bacon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rudolph Rikard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Alan Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Providence | Billy Terry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Woodie (SG), Paul Ebert (C) Arthur Bacon, Alan Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Irvin Foster drills a floater from the left side | 26-29 |
| 14:39 | Providence | Paul Ebert misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Roland Nieman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts tips it in | 26-31 |
| 13:52 | Providence | Paul Ebert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Anthony Baden pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 13:26 | Providence | Rudolph Rikard gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 13:01 | Providence | Danny Woodie clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 26-31 |
| 12:59 | Providence | Paul Phillips tips it but misses | 26-31 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 12:39 | Providence | Paul Phillips grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 12:22 | Providence | Billy Terry's layup is rejected by Roland Nieman | 26-31 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is hacked by Paul Phillips - foul #2 on Paul Phillips, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Providence | Augustus Zarnick (SF), Alan Williams (PF) Rudolph Rikard, Paul Phillips | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Stenson (PG), Gustavo Bruno (SG), Paul Carr (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Anthony Baden, Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Stenson | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Danny Woodie (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Augustus Zarnick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Williams (fresh) C - Paul Ebert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Willie Stenson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Providence | Billy Terry drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Danny Woodie | 28-34 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | The jump hook by Matthew Jones is blocked by Paul Ebert | 28-34 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Willie Stenson tips it home | 28-36 |
| 10:36 | Providence | Danny Woodie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Phillips (PF) Alan Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Raymond Stephens (SG), John Johnson (C) Willie Stenson, Gustavo Bruno, Matthew Jones | |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is fouled on the floor by Paul Phillips - foul #3 on Paul Phillips, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Paul Carr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts tips it home | 28-38 |
| 09:34 | Providence | John Johnson denies the turnaround by Augustus Zarnick | 28-38 |
| 09:33 | Providence | Paul Ebert tips it back up and in | 30-38 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | John Johnson loses the dribble to Danny Woodie | 30-38 |
| 09:12 | Providence | Augustus Zarnick blows the layup | 30-38 |
| 09:11 | Providence | Paul Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 08:51 | Providence | Paul Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Bacon (SG), Rudolph Rikard (SF) Billy Terry, Augustus Zarnick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (SF), Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Clarence Roberts, Paul Carr, John Johnson | |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Roland Nieman is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 30-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Alan Williams (PF) Paul Phillips | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF) Matthew Jones | |
| 08:02 | Providence | Danny Woodie is fouled on the floor by Raymond Stephens - foul #2 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #5 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Terry (PG) Arthur Bacon | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Clarence Roberts | |
| 07:42 | Providence | Billy Terry clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Danny Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rudolph Rikard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Williams (fresh) C - Paul Ebert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Nieman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | St. John's | John Johnson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 30-38 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-38 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Irvin Foster tips it back up and in | 30-40 |
| 06:45 | Providence | Danny Woodie hits a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Augustus Zarnick (SF), Paul Phillips (PF) Rudolph Rikard, Paul Ebert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Paul Carr (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Raymond Stephens, Roland Nieman, Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 06:45 | Providence | Danny Woodie makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Danny Woodie - foul #4 on Danny Woodie, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Matthew Jones | |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 05:58 | Providence | Paul Phillips misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Carr - foul #1 on Paul Carr, team foul #7 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Bacon (SG) Danny Woodie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 05:58 | Providence | Paul Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 05:58 | Providence | Paul Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Irvin Foster scores on a floater from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 05:24 | Providence | Arthur Bacon misses the jumper from the right side | 34-43 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-43 |
| 04:57 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul Phillips | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:53 | Providence | Billy Terry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 04:51 | Providence | Paul Phillips hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 36-43 |
| 04:25 | Providence | Alan Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:22 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Danny Woodie (SG), Paul Ebert (C) Arthur Bacon, Alan Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster, Matthew Jones | |
| 04:02 | Providence | Danny Woodie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 04:01 | Providence | Danny Woodie can't tip it in | 36-43 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Paul Carr snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits a turnaround in the lane | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Billy Terry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Danny Woodie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Augustus Zarnick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Paul Ebert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:17 | Providence | Paul Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 03:15 | Providence | Danny Woodie hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 38-45 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Roland Nieman tips it in | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:44 | Providence | Billy Terry scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Paul Phillips | 40-47 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno is whistled for traveling | 40-47 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 02:05 | Providence | Paul Ebert can't finish the layup | 40-47 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 40-47 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens tips it home | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:24 | Providence | Paul Phillips hits a floater in the lane set up by Paul Ebert | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Billy Terry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Terry, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Paul Ebert is called for the reach on Anthony Baden - foul #4 on Paul Ebert, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 00:58 | Providence | Danny Woodie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Danny Woodie is called for the reach on Raymond Stephens in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Woodie, team foul #8 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Bacon (SG) Danny Woodie | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 00:55 | Providence | Paul Ebert snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:50 | Providence | Billy Terry misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 00:49 | Providence | Arthur Bacon tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Billy Terry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Terry, team foul #9 | 44-52 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:42 | Providence | Billy Terry makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-54 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Terry - foul #4 on Billy Terry, team foul #10 | 47-54 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:33 | Providence | Paul Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 47-55 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Billy Terry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Billy Terry, team foul #11 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Providence | Rudolph Rikard (SG) Billy Terry | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:29 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Paul Carr | |
| 00:26 | Providence | Rudolph Rikard hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-56 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is hacked by Arthur Bacon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Bacon, team foul #12 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:20 | Providence | Arthur Bacon buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | John Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Bacon - foul #2 on Arthur Bacon, team foul #13 | 53-58 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:17 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Paul Carr | |
| 00:13 | Providence | Rudolph Rikard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Anthony Baden gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Arthur Bacon is called for the reach on Anthony Baden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Bacon, team foul #14 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:09 | Providence | Paul Phillips gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:07 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Paul Carr | |
| 00:03 | Providence | Arthur Bacon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 00:01 | Providence | Rudolph Rikard grabs the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 00:00 | Providence | The clock runs out | 53-60 |